Mino Doro (6 May 1903 – 13 April 1992) was an Italian

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who appeared in more than a hundred films between 1932 and 1970. Doro generally played supporting and

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roles. He appeared as a

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propaganda film '' The Old Guard''. In popular magazines of the 1930s, Doro was portrayed as the Italian equivalent of the American actor

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.Forgacs & Gundle p. 159 Cimitero di Marino (Roma) - Tomba di Mino Doro

Selected filmography

* '' The Last Adventure'' (1932) * ''T'amerò sempre'' (1933) - Il conte Diego * '' Fanny'' (1933) - Mario * ''Il trattato scomparso'' (1933) - Carlo - suo figlio * ''Cento di questi giorni'' (1933) - Guglielmo * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) - Roberto * ''Tenebre'' (1934) - Emerson * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) - Delfo Delfi * ''Quella vecchia canaglia'' (1934) - Giovanni * ''La fanciulla dell'altro mondo'' (1934) - Rigo * ''

Music in the Square ''Music in the Square'' (Italian: ''Musica in piazza'') is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Milly, Ugo Ceseri and Enrico Viarisio.Chiti & Poppi p.229 In Bevagna near Perugia, two cousins are r ...

'' (1936) * '' The Two Sergeants'' (1936) - Il sergente Roberto Magni * ''

The Anonymous Roylott ''The Anonymous Roylott'' (Italian: ''L'anonima Roylott'') is a 1936 Italian thriller film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Camillo Pilotto, Isa Pola and Giulio Donadio.Apra p.99 The film is an adaptation of a play set in the Unit ...

'' (1936) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) - Prospero * '' Marcella'' (1937) - Renato * ''

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'' (1938) - Il colonello Brunet * ''

All of Life in One Night ''All of Life in One Night'' (Italian: ''Tutta la vita in una notte'') is a 1938 Italian drama film directed by Corrado D'Errico and starring Luisa Ferida, Camillo Pilotto and Mino Doro.Lancia p.436 It was made at the Pisorno Studios in Tirre ...

'' (1938) - Giorgio * ''

The Make Believe Pirates ''The Make Believe Pirates'' ( it, Allegri masnadieri) is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Marco Elter. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * ...

'' (1939) * ''Piccolo hotel'' (1939) - Gregory Bauer * ''

Hurricane in the Tropics ''Hurricane in the Tropics'' (Italian:''Uragano ai tropici'') is a 1939 Italian adventure film directed by Pier Luigi Faraldo and Gino Talamo and starring Fosco Giachetti, Rubi D'Alma, and Osvaldo Valenti.Poppi p.396 The film is based on a novel b ...

'' (1939) - Nichols * ''Ho visto brillare le stelle'' (1939) - Topini * ''Il segreto di Villa Paradiso'' (1940) - L'ispettore Gabriel Lopez * ''Cuori nella tormenta'' (1940) - Piero Trentin * ''Il re d'Inghilterra non paga'' (1941) - Il primo Antellesi * ''Don Buonaparte'' (1941) - Il caporale * ''Una notte dopo l'opera'' (1942) - Paolo Marini * ''Il ponte sull'infinito'' (1942) - Sandro * '' Redemption'' (1943) - Carlo * ''

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'' (1943) - Bill Black * ''

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'' (1943) - Il giornalista Prosperi * ''Non mi muovo!'' (1943) - Enrico Sanni, il padrone di casa * ''Nessuno torna indietro'' (1945) - Dino Rizzi * ''Monte Miracolo'' (1945) - Corrado Conti * ''Si chiude all'alba'' (1945) - Il proprietario del tabarin * ''

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'' (1946) - Mirko * ''Les beaux jours du roi Murat'' (1947) - Maghella - ministre de la police * ''

My Beautiful Daughter ''My Beautiful Daughter'' ( it, Miss Italia) is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Duilio Coletti. Cast * Gina Lollobrigida: Lisetta Minneci * Richard Ney: Massimo Lega * Constance Dowling: Lilly * Luisa Rossi: Gabriella * Carlo Campanini ...

'' (1950) - Guidi * ''

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'' (1950) - Capitano del popolo * ''

Revenge of a Crazy Girl ''Revenge of a Crazy Girl'' ( it, La vendetta di una pazza) is a 1951 Italian historical melodrama film written and directed by Pino Mercanti. It is loosely based on the novel ''La vendetta di una pazza'' written by Carolina Invernizio. Cast ...

'' (1951) - Rodolfo * '' What Price Innocence?'' (1952) - Massimo Artesi * ''

Guilt Is Not Mine ''Guilt Is Not Mine'' or ''Unjust Condemnation'' (French: ''L'injuste condamnation'', Italian: ''L'ingiusta condanna'') is a 1952 French-Italian melodrama film co-written and directed by Giuseppe Masini and starring Rossano Brazzi, Gaby André a ...

'' (1952) - Archeologo * ''

Il prezzo dell'onore ''Il Prezzo dell'onore'' is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Cast * Maria Frau as Maria * Mario Vitale as Antonio * Vincenzo Musolino as Francesco * Mino Doro as Don Nicola * Armando Guarnieri as Michele * Amedeo ...

'' (1952) - Don Nicola * '' The Man from Cairo'' (1953) - Major C. Blanc * ''

Frine, Courtesan of Orient ''Frine, Courtesan of Orient'' ( it, Frine, cortigiana d'Oriente) is a 1953 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elena Kleus and Pierre Cressoy. Sergio Leone served as assistant director. Plot Cast * Elena Kleus: ...

'' (1953) - Osco * ''

My Life Is Yours ''My Life Is Yours'' (Italian: ''La mia vita è tua'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Giuseppe Masini and starring Armando Francioli and Patricia Roc.Hodgson p.152 Cast * Armando Francioli as Marco Ridolfi * Patricia Roc as Laura ...

'' (1953) - Il medico * ''

Angels of Darkness ''Angels of Darkness'' (Italian: ''Donne proibite'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Giuseppe Amato and starring Linda Darnell, Anthony Quinn and Valentina Cortese. The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi. ...

'' (1954) * ''

Il seduttore ''Il seduttore'' (translation: ''The Seducer'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Rossi. It was adapted from the play by Diego Fabbri. Plot Alberto is forced to face his wife and his two lovers at the same time. Cast * Albe ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) - Maestro Manardi * ''L'eterna femmina'' (1954) * ''

Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love ''Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love'' (Italian: ''Tripoli, bel suol d'amore'') is a 1954 Italian comedy war film directed by Ferruccio Cerio and starring Alberto Sordi, Lyla Rocco and Fulvia Franco.Chiti & Poppi p.376 It takes its title from a trad ...

'' (1954) - L'eccelenza * ''I cavalieri dell'illusione'' (1954) * '' A Hero of Our Times'' (1955) - Prof. Bracci * ''Accadde al penitenziario'' (1955) - Un automobilista in lite * ''

La ladra ''La ladra'' (french: Les anges aux mains noires) is a 1955 Italian-French crime- melodrama film co-written and directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Lise Bourdin and Fausto Tozzi. Plot Whistle is an orphaned boy, raised in an environment uns ...

'' (1955) - Maestro Arrighi (uncredited) * ''Faccia da mascalzone'' (1956) * '' Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo'' (1956) - The Colonel as an Examiner * ''

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'' (1956) - Russian General (uncredited) * ''

Difendo il mio amore ''Difendo il mio amore'' is a 1956 Italian film. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. Plot As part of a story, a reporter goes to meet Elisa, a young woman he met a few years ago on a trial on which she was finally exonerated. Cast *Gabriele Ferz ...

'' (1956) * ''

Nero's Weekend ''Mio figlio Nerone'' (literally: ''My Son Nero''), released in the US as ''Nero's Mistress'' is a 1956 Italian historical comedy film directed by Steno and starring Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica, Gloria Swanson and Brigitte Bardot, with cine ...

'' (1956) - Corbulone * ''

Allow Me, Daddy! ''Allow Me, Daddy!'' ( it, Mi permette, babbo!) is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard. Plot Rodolfo, a young man with the ambitions of an opera singer in the bass register, does not work, gets up at midday and lives on the sho ...

'' (1956) - Il maestro Santini * '' Count Max'' (1957) - Maj. Guido Amador * ''C'è un sentiero nel cielo'' (1957) - Figueros, the notary public * '' Ladro lui, ladra lei'' (1958) - Gaetano Accursio * '' Slave Women of Corinth'' (1958) - Crepilo * '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1959) - Roman Consul * '' Ben-Hur'' (1959) - Valerius Gratus (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1959) - Domiziano * ''

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'' (1960) - Cavallini * '' La Dolce Vita'' (1960) - Amante di Nadia * ''

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'' (1960) - Suplicio * ''

Everybody Go Home ''Everybody Go Home'' ( it, Tutti a casa) is a 1960 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Luigi Comencini. It features an international cast including the U.S. actors Martin Balsam, Alex Nicol and the Franco-Italian Serge Reggiani. Nino Manfred ...

'' (1960) - Maggiore Nocella * ''Il corazziere'' (1960) - Il federale * '' Rome 1585'' (1961) * ''

Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis ''Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis'' ( it, Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide, lit=Hercules at the Conquest of Atlantis) is a 1961 film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Reg Park in his film debut as Ercole/Hercules. It was origin ...

'' (1961) - Oraclo * '' Duel of Champions'' (1961) - Caius * ''

Hercules in the Haunted World ''Hercules in the Haunted World'' (Italian: ''Ercole al centro della terra'', lit. "Hercules at the Center of the Earth") is a 1961 Italian sword-and-sandal film directed by Mario Bava. British bodybuilder Reg Park plays Hercules while British a ...

'' (1961) - Keros * ''

A Difficult Life ''A Difficult Life'' (Italian: ''Una vita difficile'') is a ''Commedia all'italiana'' or Italian-style comedy film directed by Dino Risi in 1961. The film was included on the 100 Italian Films To Be Saved ( 100 film italiani da salvare). Plot T ...

'' (1961) - Gino Laganà - Silvio's Friend * ''

The Police Commissioner ''The Police Commissioner'' ( it, Il commissario) is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. Cast *Alberto Sordi as Vice Commissioner Dante Lombardozzi *Franca Tamantini as Marisa Santarelli * Alessandro Cutolo as Police Commi ...

'' (1962) - Col. Di Pietro * '' Two Weeks in Another Town'' (1962) - Tucino * ''

The Reluctant Saint ''The Reluctant Saint'' is a 1962 American-Italian historical comedy drama film which tells the story of Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th-century Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and mystic honored as a saint by the Catholic Church. It stars Ma ...

'' (1962) * ''

I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra ''I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra'' ("Don Juan of the French Riviera"), released in English-speaking countries as ''Beach Casanova'', is a 1962 Italian film, directed by Vittorio Sala. It stars Curd Jürgens, Annette Stroyberg, Martine Carol and ...

'' (1962) - Marito di Jasmine * '' 8½'' (1963) - L'agente di Claudia * ''

Duel at the Rio Grande ''Duel at the Rio Grande'' is a 1963 Italian/French/Spanish co-production film starring Sean Flynn. The film is loosely based on '' The Mark of Zorro''. It was produced by Harry Joe Brown. It is also known as ''Il Segno di Zorro'' (''The Sig ...

'' (1963) - Don Luis * ''Rocambole'' (1963) - L'avocat de Chateau Medy * '' Il successo'' (1963) * ''

Rome Against Rome ''Rome Against Rome'' ( it, Roma contro Roma) is a 1964 Italian ''peplum'' film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast * John Drew Barrymore as Aderbad * Susy Andersen as Tullio * Ettore Manni as Gaius * Ida Galli as Rhama * Mino Doro as Lutetius * I ...

'' (1964) - Lutetius * ''Il treno del sabato'' (1964) - Pallante's friend * '' Panic Button'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1964) - Lumbo * ''

Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak ''Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak'' (Italian: ''Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak'') is a 1964 historical adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Ray Danton, Franca Bettoia and Guy Madison.Goble p.939 It was made as a c ...

'' (1964) - Lumbo * ''La mia signora'' (1964) - The mayor (segment "Eritrea") * '' Male Companion'' (1964) - Le professeur Gaetano (uncredited) * '' I due pericoli pubblici'' (1964) - Giorgio's Father * '' Golia alla conquista di Bagdad'' (1965) - King Selim * ''

The Adventurer of Tortuga ''The Adventurer of Tortuga'' ( it, L'avventuriero della tortuga) is a 1964 Italian historical film directed by Luigi Capuano, released in 1965. It is based on the novel by Emilio Salgari Emilio Salgari (, but often erroneously ; 21 Augus ...

'' (1965) - Tarsarios * ''

Juliet of the Spirits ''Juliet of the Spirits'' ( it, Giulietta degli spiriti) is a 1965 fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu, Valentina Cortese, and Valeska Gert. The film is about the visio ...

'' (1965) - Player (uncredited) * '' Operation Atlantis'' (1965) - Solis * '' Fantômas se déchaîne'' (1965) - Le professeur suisse * ''

Super Seven Calling Cairo ''Super Seven Calling Cairo'' (Italian: ''Superseven chiama Cairo'') is a 1965 Italian Eurospy film directed by Umberto Lenzi and adapted from his own novel of the same name written under the pseudonym "H. Humbert". It stars Roger Browne as the ...

'' (1965) - Il Professore * '' The Upper Hand'' (1966) * '' The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen'' (1966) * ''

To Skin a Spy To Skin a Spy (french: Avec la peau des autres) is a 1966 French-Italian thriller film directed by Jacques Deray. The film details the journey of a French spy sent to Vienna to stop a security leak whose mission is re-directed when he comes into ...

'' (1966) * ''La grande sauterelle'' (1967) - L'homme au bracelet de diamants * ''

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'' (1967) - Luigi Savani * ''

Golden Chameleon ''Golden Chameleon'' (Italian: ''Colpo doppio del camaleonte d'oro'') is a 1967 Italian comedy crime film directed by Giorgio Stegani and starring Mark Damon, Luisa Baratto and Magda Konopka.Lancia & Melelli p.117 Cast * Mark Damon as Vittorio ...

'' (1967) - Guglielmo * '' The Rover'' (1967) - Dussard * '' Untamable Angelique'' (1967) - Auction director (uncredited) * ''

Angelique and the Sultan ''Angelique and the Sultan'' (French: ''Angélique et le Sultan'') is a 1968 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein and Jean-Claude Pascal. It was made as a co-production between France ...

'' (1968) - (uncredited) * '' 3 Supermen a Tokio'' (1968) - Jacob Ferré * ''

How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? ''How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?'' (german: Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht (also: german: Wie kommt ein so reizendes Mädchen zu diesem Gewerbe?, label=none) and also known as ''The Naughty Cheerleader'') is a 1970 West Ger ...

'' (1970) - Anwalt * '' Hornets' Nest'' (1970) - Italian Doctor (final film role)

References

Bibliography

* Forgacs, David & Gundle, Stephen. ''Mass Culture and Italian Society from Fascism to the Cold War''. Indiana University Press, 2007. * Landy, Marcia. ''The Folklore of Consensus: Theatricality in the Italian Cinema, 1930-1943''. SUNY Press, 1998.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doro, Mino 1903 births 1992 deaths Italian male film actors Actors from Venice 20th-century Italian male actors Italian male stage actors